Graphic Novel Form

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Hi Guys,I'm almost finished the editing process, I've seen alot of great work so far! I've been trying to think up a title for this project, all I've come up with so far is 'BLANK: A Comic Book Glossary.' Any ideas for what BLANK could be? I personally like KABLAMO, but I don't think it makes alot of sense. Or if anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them. Also, wait till you guys see the art, it's quite awesome.Cheers,Patrick

I've sent an email to Jason, but I cannot read Emily's email address, does anyone have it? Don't forget to send the term of your choice to the illustrators if you haven't done so already, their email addresses are lower down on this blog. See you guys monday,

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Here are my final definitions. I also emailed them to you. Please let meknow if I need to change or fix anything.

Kawaii:

A Japanese term representing a cultural phenomenon first appearingin Japan in the 1970s. The term literally means cute and childlike and isknown for having a playful aesthetic that can be easily marketed. Kawaii isoften expressed through images and can usually be seen in Manga and chibistyle art. The nature of Kawaii is to appeal light-heartedly to youthaudiences while providing an endearing form of nostalgia in adults.

A Biographical comic is the chronicled re-telling of someone's life in aninformative and symbolic manner by means of illustrated imagery. Such comicsdiffer from biographical novels in both form and content. Biographicalcomics allow the writer to tell a story based on real life utilizing theframework of comics. This is accomplished through the use of pagestructures, symbolic imagery, varying or monotone color schemes, few or muchtext, as well as the manipulation of other aspects of form.

Color is the visual perception and experience allowing one to differentiatebetween otherwise indistinguishable objects. Color influences art throughvarious aspects of the appearance of the artwork, including lustre,luminosity, hue, saturation, brightness, darkness, shade, tint, intensity,warming and cooling, weight, and, texture. The intended affect of color useis to solicit an emotive experience for the reader or viewer of the comicwhile producing symbolic meaning(s) beyond the text. Depending on the authorand illustrator's intent, color can also be used to direct the readers'attention to or from the text.

Action Drawing is the use of illustration to capture the motion beingperformed by an object or figure. Through manipulations of form such aslines, curves and color effects, the intended movement is graphicallydisplayed to the reader. Actions drawings are meant to sway the viewer'sfocus from the character's physical appearance to what the character orobject is accomplishing through mobility. These drawing effects facilitate astrengthened visual perception of movement and force on the image. Actioncan take place in as few as just one or even several panels on a page andcan be in the form of simple or complex movements.

Simple line drawings are often ambiguous and do not directly resemblereality or real world objects. Simply drawn images are frequently onedimensional and limited in color usage. However, in comics a simple imagecan represent something complex using symbolism and the abstract orambiguousness of the drawing. In contrast, complex graphics can rangevisually from one to three dimensional images tending to more accuratelyrepresent real world scenes, objects(s) or person(s) in an illustrated form;oftentimes reflecting reality so well that little effort is needed to readthe artwork, or the story behind the text. Through these two drawing styles,authors and illustrators are able to create a story within a story.

3) how we are going to submit the illustrations: the illustrations will be scanned or done on the computer so we can send it to Patrick by email (in whatever file format we prefer). After emailing, he will put it together with the definitions.

I think that is all...if there are any concerns, just post a reply or email me! (aogawa@sfu.ca)

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Hey Guys, Just a reminder as to what needs to get done for next class. Hopefully on tuesday you will all have your definitions finished. Bring hard copies to class in case we have time to peer edit. I would like to have all the terms for Thursday so I can start editing them (and I know the illustrators want them too), so if we do peer review, could you make sure that any changes are made promptly. One things about the definitions themselves: I think we came to a concensus in class that we would avoid using direct quotations from any source, paraphrasing instead. So please include a works cited list with any relevant sources when you submit the terms. Cheers, Patrick PS If you have any questions please email me at poa@sfu.ca, I'll be out of town till Sunday but will get back to you before class on Tuesday.

3) Please email us your terms by NOVEMBER 22ND (THURS)---!!!! If there is a term you need illustrated or want illustrated, please tell us (with a description if you like). If there are no preferences, we will just choose what to draw.

4) We have not discussed how to submit the finished product. Patrick, should we give the drawings to you once we are done? Should we submit them electronically or paper copy? Should we give it to you on the Monday or Tuesday when it is due?